Pressing apparatus



May 13 1924. 1,494.156

c. DE ATLEY PRES S ING APPARATUS Filed May 10. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

C.DE ATLEY PRESSING APPARATUS Filed May 10. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

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entrain stares 1,494,156 PATENT orriycs- I DE ATLEY, OF 3ALTIMOBE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR T0 SUPERIO'E STEAK EBON COMEANY, ENG, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A. CORPORATION 01! MARYLAND.

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Application filed may 10,1928. serial No. 638,097.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cannon. DE ATLnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pressing Apparatus, of which the following is a description, reference bein had to the accompanying drawing and to t e figures of reference marked thereon.

The invention relatesto new and useful improvements in a pressing apparatus, and. more including a heated iron which is supplied with moisture at the ironing surfacethereo'i.

An' object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the above type with means automatically controlled by the stand on which the iron is placed during idle periods,

which cuts oil the moisture supply from. the

iron at such times.

' A further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus ofthe above type wherein the moisture medium is automatically turned on when the iron is lifted from the stand.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the above type wherein the iron is heated by tained therein, and through flexible connections with a source of supply, with means for cutting down the supp y of heat when the iron is placed on; the supporting standduring idle eriods and for automatically turnin on t e heat when the iron is lifted fromt e stand. l

A still further object of to vide an apparatus of the above type, which includes a su porting stand having 'means for collectin t e moisture which may 1aickculnulate throng a leakage valve or thee. v A still further objectof the invention is to rovide' an apparatus of the above't pe wit a stand for the iron, which stem is provided with a downwardly. curvedled e particularly to a pressing apparatus means C011- 7 the invention is a viewpartly in perspective Fig. 2 is an enlarged view inside elevation showing the stand for supporting the ron;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. l is a view showing di rammatically a modified form of controlling means for use in connection with the stand, and

Fig. 5 is a view more or less diagrammatic, showinga further modified form of the invention.

.The invention is directed broadly to an apparatus which includes a pressing iron, which is preferably heated by means contained therein, which heating meaiisis-connected with a suitable sourt' of supply through flexible connections. 'lhe iron is also preferably provided with a moisture supplying means, which. is likewise connected through flexible connections with'a suitable sourceof supply. y

In my prior Patent No. 1,4t7,535, granted February 6, 1923, l have shown such an apparatus. lln my trolled means 18 also provided for cutting 0d the moisture when the iron is not in use so as to prevent the condensate from accumulating in the iron and leaking therefrom. Such an a paratus is very eficient and very practical, ut the o erators, as a rule, do not like to use a t e. In the apparatus of myprior patent, unless the trea'dle is depressed when the operator takes the ron to do some pressing, no moisture will be turnedon. 7 V

My present invention is directed to an improvement in the apparatus above referred to, and consists primaril m rovidi automatic-means contro ed y the weight of the iron, when set aside, which causes the moistening'medium to be automatically turned on when" the iron is picked up, for the pressing operation and which automatically cuts ofi the moistenmg medium when the iron is set aside for an idle period. I have also provided means in the ice iron is prevented fromoverheating and an 105 efiicient control of the moistening medium is maintained.

Referring more in detail to the draw ng, my improved apparatus consists of an iron 1 whic prior paltent, treadle conas shown inFig. l, is of the gas no heated type and is preferably constructed as shown in my prior patent. A flexible tube 2 leads from a suitable air and gas supply 3, 4, respectively, which supply is conflexible pipe 7 w trolled by suitable valves and 6, respectively. The iron is also constructed so that steam may be a plied thereto through a hich is connected with a supply pipe 8. Intermediate the supply pipe 8 and the flexible 'ipe 7 there is a hand va ve 9 and also a quic controlled valve 10. Said quick controlled valve 10 is of the lever type, and the lever is normally raised by means of a spring 11 so as to open the valve and allow the steam. to pass through into the iron. When ,the lever 10 is depressed, however, then the steam is out 0E. My improved apparatus includes a stand for the iron which consists of a platform 12 on which the iron may be placed, a raised side member 13 at the rear of the platform from the operator, and a raised end member M. The platform is pivoted at 15, to suitable lugs 16 carried by a supporting base 17. A spring 18 normally holds said platform raised. lhe upward movement of the platform, of course, stops when the spring is expanded as far as it will expand and carry the weight of the platform. Said platform is also provided with a laterally projecting flange or ledge 20 which is turned ownwardly as shown in the drawing, so as to direct the iron up on to the platform. It is well known that the operators in quickly handling the iron, will give the iron a more or less-of a throw on to the platform, and in order to prevent the side of the iron from striking the edge of the platform, and thus marring the iron, this supporting ledge, which is curved downwardly,will usually catch the loweredge of the iron and direct the same u on to the platform. At the forward en of the platform, there is a projmting arm 21 connected by a flexiblefmember 22 to the lever 10. It will readily be seen that when the iron, is placed on this platform, the weight of the iron will depress the platform, com ressing the spring 18.

This will also pull own on the lever 10 and shut ed the steam from the iron. en the iron is lifted from the platform, then the spring will raise the platform, releasing the lever and the spring 11 will raise the lever and turn on the steam.

lnFig. 4 of the drawings, l have shown a slightly modified form of the invention in that the stand is adjacent the supply pipes for the m and gas. The gas may be led to the iron through a pipe 23, while the steam is led to the'iron through a pipe 24. A valve 26 controls the supply of gas, and a va1ve 27 controls the supply of steam. Each valve is provided with an arm, which is pivotally connected'to a rod 28, and the rod 28 in turn is pivotally connected to an ma aise upwardly extending arm 29 carried at the forward end of the platform. It Wlll readily be seen that when the platform is raised, the levers will be moved so as to turn the valves in one direction, and when theplatform is depressed, then the valves Wlll be turned in the other direction. The valves are so arranged that when the platform is raised by the lifting of the iron, both the gas and the steam are turned on to the iron, while when the platform is depressed through the placing of the iron thereon, the gas is cut down and the steam cut off.

In Figure 5 of thedrawings, I have shown a slightly modified form of the invention in that electric means is used for heating the any well known construction, and the platform is constructed as, above described in detail in connection with the gas supply, with the exception that there is a contact arm 30 which is connected to a wire 31 which leads to a resistance 32 and to the pressing iron. There is a contact 33 carried by the platform which in turn is connected to a line 34 connected with the other end of the resistance 32 and with the source of supply. lhere is a line 35 which leads from the source of supply to the .pressing iron. it will readily be seen that when the platform is raised, the contacts 30 and 33 will be closed, thus shunting the resistance, and turning the full current through the iron, while, when the platform is depressed, the contacts 30 and 33 are separated and thus turns the current through the resistance, and therefore, ciits down its heating power.

While I have described the iron as supplied with steam for the purpose of providing a moistening means, it will be understood, of course. that I may connect the iron through a flexible pipe to a water supply, and depend upon the heat in the iron to transfer the water into steam for moistening purposes, and therefore, it is understood that the term moistening means as used in the description and claims is used in this broad sense.

It will be noted that directly beneath the platform there is a receptacle 36 formed in the base of the stand, and this receptacle is for the purpose of collecting any condensed moisture resulting from the cooling of the iron or the escaping of the steam, leaky valve or the like.

It is obvious that further modifications of the invention may be made without dcparting from the spirit of the. invention" as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. pressing apparatus including a pressing iron, means for sup lying moisture to the ironing surface of t e iron, a suptee porting stand on which the iron may be placed when not in use, said supporting stand having a movable platform, means for normally holding said platform in raised position, said means -yielding to the weight of the iron when placed on the platform, said moisture supplying means including a valve yieldingly heldopen, and a connec-- tion between the valve and platform whereby when the platform is depressed by the weight or the iron the valve will be closed ard the moisture supplied. to the iron out o pressing iron and means for an plying moisture to the ironing surface of t e iron,

.be supplied to the iron,

. In a pressing apparatus having a a supporting1 stand on which the iron may be p aced w en not-in use, said supporting stand having ahinged latform, a spring for normally holding said platform raised, the weight of the iron operating to depress the platform, said moisture supplying means including a valve, a spring for holding the valve raised in order to permit moisture to and a flexible conmotion between the valve and the latform whereby when the platform is depressed and the iron is out of use, the moisture supplied to the iron will be out ofi.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CARROLL DE ATLEY. 

